Y1 Friday 2nd December 2022
Y1 Friday 2nd December 2022– Looking Back & Forth
Looking back:
We have had a great week in Year 1!
In English we have ordered instructions and planned our instructions for how we can trap a witch.
In Science, we explored the different parts of plants through dissecting vegetables and looked at how the weather has changed from autumn to winter and what clothes we wear as it gets colder.
In PHSE we have looked at the story of ‘ten little pirates’ and this has helped us to understand we should play with everyone, regardless of their gender or any differences between them and us.
Year 1 – Pupils’ Highlights:
√ Practising our handwriting.
√ Showing how well we have learnt our spellings in our spelling test.
√ Looking at the different parts of vegetables.
√ Writing questions for the start of our instructions.
√ Looking at the order of instructions.
√ Planning our instructions for how to trap a witch.
√ Discussing how trees have changed from autumn to winter and how the weather is changing.
√ Practising for our Christmas performance.
√ Balancing and landing in PE.
Family discussion questions:
- Can you instruct someone how to get dressed?
- What question could you ask a witch?
- How have the trees changed since autumn? Has the weather changed?
Looking forward:
Next week we will write instructions for how to trap a witch.
We will be continuing our Nativity rehearsals.
In DT we will explore moving pictures and begin our quilling project.
Reminders:
- Christmas Shop- please send money in a named envelope or purse, with a list of who is being bought for and named bag on Monday 5th December ready for Christmas Shop on Friday 9th December (this is the slot we have).
- Raffle ticket money to be brought into class from Monday 5th December £1 per strip.
- Nativity for Y1 families to watch- Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th December 9:30am start-Christmas tops for the performance, in school by Monday 5th
- Christmas Dinner day Wednesday 14th December.
- Christmas Jumper Day Friday 16th December and Christmas Film afternoon.
- Spelling and handwriting/phonics homework is sent home each Friday and is due back in the following Friday. Handwriting is based on the letter we have practised in school and the spellings are based on what we have looked at in school including High Frequency Words (HFW) or Common Exception Words (CEW) from the Year 1 spelling list. I will send 3 or 5 spellings home; this amount can be changed weekly dependent on how well they are retained by the children and will be tested informally on a Friday morning. This is nothing to worry about and gives children experience of homework before Year 2 and helps with their Year 1 handwriting and spelling expectations.
- Please continue to read every night. If this could be recorded in reading diaries so I can track progress for our 14 day Reading Challenge. Reading Challenge’s will be awarded on Friday’s after checking Reading Diaries on Thursday after school.
If you have any questions please ask
Thank you for your continued support
Ms Cummins